Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference (한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집)

Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (한국펄프종이공학회)
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The Properties of Activated Carbon from Waste Newspaper

  • M. Shimada (Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, JAPAN) ;
  • K. Kawarada (Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, JAPAN) ;
  • T. Iida (Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, JAPAN) ;
  • T. Okayama (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, JANPAN)
  • Published : 1999.04.01

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Abstract

Activated carbon is a porous material made by activation of carbon materials, such as coal, by steam or carbon dioxide gas to form numerous micropores on the surface which gives the material high adsorption characteristics and it is widely used as a purifier for water and air. In this research, to develop a new use for waste paper, activated carbon was prepared from waste newspaper and its adsorption characteristics were measured. As a result, activated carbon with an iodine adsorption capacity of 810 mg/g, a methylene blue adsorption capacity of 220 mg/g and a specific surface area of 1000㎡/g was obtained. These adsorption capacities were almost the same as ordinary activated carbon on the market.

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